This exposure led to a deal with them to release an album, which was undertaken by their new and upcoming output teased as Sneaker Pimps. Sneaker Pimps Wanting a bigger audience, Howe and Corner began writing for a more song-based project. Ian Pickering, a lifelong friend of Howe's, joined the writing team as a lyricist. With an album of material written, singer Kelli Dayton (who had been introduced to Howe and Corner through Derek Birkett of One Little Indian) was invited to sing, and the band Sneaker Pimps was then formed. The debut album, Becoming X, was recorded entirely in Howe's father's house in Elwick, a small village on the outskirts of Hartlepool. Howe and Corner produced the record under the Line of Flight umbrella, with contributions from producers Jim Abbiss and Flood. A further three albums were released after Becoming X; Splinter, Bloodsport and Squaring The Circle, along with a multitude of singles and EP's. Howe also played live keyboards with Sneaker Pimps on three out of their four albums, to date. Ape Mink Press (AMP) Having produced for other artists and making a return to Sneaker Pimps, this inspired Howe to make a reprisal to producing his own content under the name Ape Mink Press]]. Ape Mink Press, otherwise known and cited as 'AMP' on releases, is a solo venture from Liam Howe. It originally started as a secret entrance into the Sneaker Pimps comeback in 2021, in which they released their fourth solo album, Squaring The Circle. The plan being, that sources would drop information or content through the Ape Mink Press name - which is actually a direct anagram of Sneaker Pimps, but this was slowly faded into silence, until several singles for the Squaring The Circle album were released and remixes from the then-mysterious AMP were teased and eventually made available. Howe, who then made it clear from numerous online interviews and press notes for the remixes, that this was not only a secret alias from himself for producing music, but a full-fledged solo project. He later hinted that not only would there be more remixes for the album, but there would be a whole new album of his own work, released under the AMP title, in 2022. So far, there have been two Sneaker Pimps EPs with remixes provided by AMP and there will be a remix for every track on the Squaring The